REGULATIONS

Please help preserve the wild character of the John Muir, Ansel Adams, Kaiser, Dinkey Lakes, and Monarch Wildernesses, the following acts are prohibited:

o Camping in the John Muir, Ansel Adams, Dinkey Lakes, or Kaiser Wildernesses without a valid wilderness permit.

o Camping within 100 feet (30 meters; 50 steps) of any water source or trail.

o Possessing or storing any food or refuse unless stored in a manner designed to keep bears from gaining access to the food or refuse. In the Sierra National Forest Wilderness Areas, this means using bear canisters/pannier or the proper counter balance method 15 feet above the ground and 10 feet from the trunk of a tree.

o Building, maintaining, attending or using any fire, campfire or wood stove above 10,000 feet in elevation north of Glacier Divide, and above 10,400 feet south of Glacier Divide. Use of portable stoves using gas, Jellied petroleum or liquid fuel is exempt from this regulation (see below for Site-Specific Wilderness Campfire Restrictions).

Fleming Mountain Area
No campfires within ¼ mile of Fleming or Rae Lakes.

South Fork San Joaquin Area
No campfires from the southeast corner of the Muir Trail Ranch private property boundary along the South Fork of the San Joaquin River to 7,800 feet elevation including the area below 7,800 feet elevation on both sides of the river.

Cold Creek Area
No Campfires within ¼ mile of Devils Bathtub and Lower Graveyard Lake.

Silver Divide Area
No campfires within ¼ mile of Beetlebug, Olive, Peter Pande, and Wilbur May lakes.

Additional National Forest regulations apply, and all visitors are required to abide by those regulations as well. Please see the nearest Sierra National Forest office for further details.

Inyo National Forest Regulations:
While many Inyo National Forest Wilderness regulations are identical to those on the Sierra National Forest, some may be different, such as wilderness food storage and site specific closure requirements. Contact any Inyo National Forest office for further details.

Sequoia/ Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite National Park Regulations:
Regulations in the National Park may differ from Forest Service regulations. Pets and discharging a weapon are not permitted. For information on fires, food storage, off trail group size and other regulations, please refer to the National Park’s minimum impact handout.